Greetings all. I'm a long time reloader. I just had a 6x45 rifle made by my gunsmith. He was not familiar with the 6x45 but one of his clients gave him some ammo. When I picked up my gun, he forward me the following advice from the other client.
He said that 6x45 tends to have neck splitting and that I should anneal my .223 cases or they will split after the first firing. He also suggested that after I resize the cases I should replace the primer decapper rod for the next reloading. He said the sizer on the original rod causes the cases to get brittle going back and forth. I purchased a RCBS 6x45 die set. I have some fired .223 brass ready to go.
Are the resized 6x45 brass necks brittle compared to other calibers? I can get four or more reloads in my other calibers before I start to have issues. Should I anneal before I resize to 6x45 or after I resize. This information caught me by surprise since I read the 6x45 was a simple resize and reload round like any other without a lot of time spent resizing up from .223.
He said that 6x45 tends to have neck splitting and that I should anneal my .223 cases or they will split after the first firing. He also suggested that after I resize the cases I should replace the primer decapper rod for the next reloading. He said the sizer on the original rod causes the cases to get brittle going back and forth. I purchased a RCBS 6x45 die set. I have some fired .223 brass ready to go.
Are the resized 6x45 brass necks brittle compared to other calibers? I can get four or more reloads in my other calibers before I start to have issues. Should I anneal before I resize to 6x45 or after I resize. This information caught me by surprise since I read the 6x45 was a simple resize and reload round like any other without a lot of time spent resizing up from .223.